ANaval support & landing craft
Offshore Raiding Craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
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ANaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 905 replenishment oilerlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.1m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Offshore Raiding Craft | Type 905 replenishment oiler |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | 1 x Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel engine; 1 shaft; Total output: 15,000 hp (11,000 kW)[source] |
| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company[source] |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] |
168.2 metres (552 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Replenishment oiler[source] |
| Armament | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] | — |
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| Armour | Dynema ballistic protection to defeat 7.62mm x 39 Ball at 20m. (optional)[source] | — |
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| Role | small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 908 replenishment ship[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1980–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Capacity | — | 10,550 tons of fuel oil , 1000 tons of diesel, 200 tons of feed water, 200 tons of drinking water[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Fin Curve navigation radar; or Racal-Decca 1290 navigation radar[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 medium helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | flight deck[source] |
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